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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADIT

From Latin aditus an approach, from adīre, from ad- towards + īre to go.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ADIT

adit  [ˈædɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adit

Adit

An adit is an entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal, by which the mine can be entered, drained of water, ventilated, and minerals extracted at the lowest convenient level. Adits are also used to explore for mineral veins.

Definition of adit in the English dictionary

The definition of adit in the dictionary is an almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADIT


accredit
əˈkrɛdɪt
audit
ˈɔːdɪt
bandit
ˈbændɪt
coedit
kəʊˈɛdɪt
conduit
ˈkɒndɪt
credit
ˈkrɛdɪt
discredit
dɪsˈkrɛdɪt
dit
dɪt
edit
ˈɛdɪt
excudit
ɛksˈkjuːdɪt
geddit
ˈɡɛdɪt
micro-credit
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkrɛdɪt
noncredit
ˌnɒnˈkrɛdɪt
pandit
ˈpʌndɪt
plaudit
ˈplɔːdɪt
pundit
ˈpʌndɪt
reedit
riːˈɛdɪt
subedit
sʌbˈɛdɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADIT

adieu
adieux
Adige
adios
adipic acid
adipocere
adipocerous
adipocyte
adipose
adipose fin
adiposis
adiposity
adipous
Adiprene
adipsia
Adirondack Mountains
Adirondacks
Adivasi
adj.
adjacence

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADIT

carbon credit
confirmed letter of credit
consumer credit
copy-edit
documentary letter of credit
environmental audit
export credit
family credit
general audit
internal audit
letter of credit
line of credit
on credit
on dit
one-arm bandit
one-armed bandit
overedit
revolving credit
Social Credit
tax credit

Synonyms and antonyms of adit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADIT

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The translations of adit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

横坑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

socavón
570 millions of speakers

English

adit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एडिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ADIT
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штольня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ADIT
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুড়ঙ্গপথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stollen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出入り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ADIT
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுழை சுரங்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Adit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

galeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztolnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штольня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Galeria
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

adit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

da
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADIT»

The term «adit» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADIT»

Discover the use of adit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Navajo/English Bilingual Dictionary: Áłchíní Bi Naaltsoostsoh
AHATflNII: adit nahozhdilchit /adit + na + ho + ji + di + 1 + chit/ T'aadoo le'e hodiit' naahgo, ch'eeh hasht'eezhdit'eehgo, ei adit nahozhdilchit wolye. Taata'igo T' ahdii - imperfective adit nahodishchit adit nahodilchit adit nahodilchit adit ...
Alyse Neundorf, 1983
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Geological Survey Bulletin
trails there is another small prospect that appears to have been the start of an adit . Driar prospect At the north end of a small lake in the SEVi sec. 6, T. 52 N., R. 86 W. (pl. 1), there is a small prospect cut that appears to be the start of an adit (fig.
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McNeill's Code. (1908 Edition)
ADIT (See also " Level.") Old adit New adit Deep adit Shallow adit Of (from) adit To (for) adit Below adit feet below adit Above adit feet above adit What are the dimensions of the adit Dimensions of the adit are Telegraph present length of adit  ...
Bedford McNeill, 1908
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Retc Conference Proceedings 2007
Adit 1 0 TBM assembly and materials handling chamber intermediate adits are Adit 14 and Adit 13 with a planned TBM recovery at Adit 12 at the end of Reach 3. TBM3 Contract starts at the outlet portal, without the need for an access adit.
Michael T. Traylor, John W. Townsend, 2007
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
83 El Carmen mine - 83 El Chacuaco Nuevo adit 83 El Chaucuaco Viejo adits 84 Chiquihuite8 mine 84 Concepción mine 86 Concordia mine — 87 Main adit 87 Intermediate adit 87 Dolores mine 87 La Lucila adit 87 Miguel Hidalgo mine 88 ...
6
Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria
No. I Adit.—This tunnel starts from Back Creek, west of O'Connor's United shaft, and runs easterly for 636 feet. At 474 feet along it a small lode has been intersected. This has been driven on for a short distance to the north and south, but the ...
7
Report on a Survey of the mining district of Cornwall from ...
A. The great Adit — discharges in the valley near Wheal Friendship. B. Wheal Daniell Adit — discharges in the valley near Cooshecca, south of Chase- water. C. North Downs Adit — discharges on the west side of the Tram Causeway, in the  ...
Richard Thomas, 1819
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Impact of Human Activity on the Geological Environment ...
Proceedings of the International Symposium EUROCK 2005, 18-20 May 2005, Brno, Czech Republic Pavel Konecny. (a) Adit A (b) Adil D Figure 3. Monitoring arrangement for deformation and stress changes in adit 8. Since measurements ...
Pavel Konecny, 2005
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Geology and Oil Resources of the West Border of the San ...
The zone which crosses this adit 30 feet from the mouth and strikes X. 75° E. and dips 35° N. is traceable on the surface for over 100 feet. A 10-foot raise on this shear zone shows considerable chalcopy- rite in the face. In a gulch a short ...
Robert van Vleck Anderson, Robert Wallace Pack, 1915
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Understanding and Responding to Hazardous Substances at Mine ...
350 0 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1,400 1,200 0 unsampled inflow Instream load Inflow load Cumulative inflow load Cumulative instream load Adit load 200 400 600 800 1000 a tte n u a tio n attenuation 1,000 800 600 0 200 400 3,400 3,300 ...
Jerome V. DeGraff, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grants on offer to mark Princess' 60th birthday
Dr Adit Laixuthai, executive vice-president of KasikornBank, said eligible candidates for the grants must be students who completed secondary ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
2
Cost of travellers' site increases to £2.4m
The Horsdean site is directly over a man-made adit – or tunnel – that collects water drawn by the Patcham pumping station. As a result, the ... «Brighton & Hove Independent, Jul 15»
3
Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) Significant Copper at Spring …
The mine comprises a series of drives coming off an adit cut into a hill face, figure 1 in link below. Only the upper level was accessed. «ABN Newswire, Jul 15»
4
Online banking moves a step ahead, HDFC launches watch banking
... through active notifications and get notified about offers based on the customers location directly from the app. (Reporting by Adit Majumder) ... «indiablooms, Jul 15»
5
Future Group unveils the new look of Pro Kabaddi team Bengal …
... Lee (Korea), Mohammed Tariq (Pakistan), Chaminda Samarakoon (Sri Lanka) (Reporting by Adit Majumder, Image by Avishek Mitra/IBNS). «New Kerala, Jul 15»
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Kolkata: Starmark launches 'The Recession Groom'
(Reporting by Adit Majumder, Images by Avishek Mitra). (Posted on 30-06-2015). Share This Article: Facebook · Twitter · Google + · LinkedIn. «New Kerala, Jun 15»
7
Arizona Strip region has yielded uranium ore for decades
By 1962, the Hacks Mine consisted of a 30-foot shaft, two inclined shafts, a 45-foot adit and more than 200 feet of drifts and crosscuts. Energy ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»
8
Pre-departure orientation held for US bound students
... sessions with academics from U.S universities and also alumni of U.S universities. (Reporting by Adit Majumder). (Posted on 27-06-2015). «New Kerala, Jun 15»
9
Microcap Report: Gale Force Petroleum (V.GFP) up 60% on …
... Radcliffe Mine in California, saying that underground work on the 5510 Level adit had intersected the targeted high grade mineralized zone. «Stockhouse, Jun 15»
10
Radcliff Property Update â?? 5510 Level â?? Mineralized Zone …
The mineralized zone was partially defined by previous drilling and the 5510 Level adit was driven roughly perpendicular to the strike of the ... «Stockhouse, Jun 15»

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